Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-11-12
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Twas night in Babylon, and the full moon.
Like silver glistened in the eastern SKY;
And perfumed zephyrs were gently float
The night was glorious, and overhead
The stars, like gems seemed strung on silve
thread.
Within the palace walls was reyelry,
And beauty and brave men were gathered
there"
The proudest scions of syria's chivalry.
Decked In their garments rich beyono com
And every soul seemed brilliant and bright,
In tone, in keeping with the perfpmed night
Belshazzar sat upon a throne of gold,
Men bowed to him as if he was goa;
Brave warriors who in the field were bold,
Shook like q girl at the Kings angry nod;
Belshazzsr was q tyrant, and his breath
Decreed at will the greatest subjects death.
Belshazzar Toasted with his concubines
The richest wines of Syria freely flowed;
Gay forms were decked with rubies from the
mines
That Nature had ON Syria bestowed;
So lavish had the hand of Nature been,
Nc feast like this on the whole earth was seen.
The feast was tagging. when Belshazzar cried
Bring forth the sacred vessels, fill them high
With the best wines within my vaults espied
Tonight we drink tomorrow we may die.
mean the VESSELS sacred 20 the LOrQ-
The prizes taken by my fathers sword.
when my great father to Judea went,
And killed the Isrselite with spear and sword,
BE brought the people captive to his tent
/. And spoiled the temple built unto the LORD;
Ny gracious father did whateer he pleased
He all the golden holy vessels seized.
Our god greet Baal, hath never been de-
His votaries flourish like the Syrian date;
Bis temples affairs never were defiled-
He was, he is, the arbiter Of fate.
Fill you the sacred goblets to the brim,
We bow to BaaI, honor and health to him"
The blessed vessels Solomon had made
Were brought in filed with the rich Syrian
wine,
And ali their storied beauty was displayed
Unto the gaze of each foul concubine,
Who tempted Heaven by actions so unwise,
Nothing should shock-nothing should cause
surprise.
The King had seized the cup, and his full lips
Had almost tasted the red wine within it;
He sees q sight his senses doth eclipse;
He reels, staggers, and falls down that minute.
What was it made him lose his brains COM
mand?
He saw writing an unattended hand
He gazed, with palsy shook, the courtiers' eyes
Followed the line of vision to the wall;
They saw the hand still writing, and surprise
and fear their braven senses did appaI.
what is the meaning of this dreadful thing?
Docs it mean death to US, or to the King?
Bring in the magi. Let them the writing see.
Let them decipher what the writings mean.
Then from the banquet hall the guests did fee,
Oercome with terror at the unusual scene.
The magi came and looked, but could not tell
Whence came the words. fron Heaven or from
He'll
One came unit q. the King and thus he spoke:
There is in Babylon foreign youth
He is Jew; his VOWS he meyer broke;
He worships God and always speaks tie
truth
I think, oh King. that he could tell to thee
What means the writing on the wall we see"
Daniel was brought within the banquet hall;
He saw the writing, and was sore amazed;
He read the words translated upon the wall,
Then on the King he, sorrowing, mournful.
gazed,
And said -Oh. King. this Hateful message reads.
Thou and thy house are given unto the
Belshazzar's days were numbered at that time
Gods" vengeance was decreed against his
head;
He had been tried and found guilty of crime
Whom God condemns may be accounted
dead
The next days sun saw Babylon city ta'en;
The King and all his family were slain